[Howlin]

Court TV is the one who said they couldn't order it; if they can't order it, how in the world can they force him to honor a CA court?

[stlnative]

It would not be a direct order coming from the Bahamian judge - it it a honor issue and the Bahamian's work on honor (yes I know it sounds silly)... they covered this the other day and they said that it could be done this way under Bahamian law - even the darn Bahamian lawyers said it could be done this way.

Also this was stated... if Stern is asked to provide the baby for DNA tests by the Bahamian judge and he refuses to do so...

Pinder said (word for word)...

The point is the the lawyers have to push this (DNA TEST), they have to argue that a DNA test is indispensable to the resolution to the case on the merits. Once they press that and push him up in the corner and if he doesn't take the test then he loses the case because the DNA test would be indispensable. So it depends on the arguments of the lawyers more than upon the judge ordering that someone take a test because a person cannot be forced to do anything.


Then the CTV reporter says.... ok then if he does not take the test then the presumption is that he is not the father.

[stlnative]

Will you be able to watch CTV tomorrow because they will probably be back on tomorrow covering this again and explaining it. The biggest problem is the way their laws are and what they expect from someone in court. It was explained that if this was two Bahamian men battling over a Bahamian child that the judge would direct the men to take the DNA test and if one of them refused to do so then the refuser would automatically loose the case by default.

The other man would not be required to take the test because he the other man refused to. The child would go to the man who was willing to take the test and not to the man who refused. - That is how the system works over there.

Stern's presumed father status is now in question because Birkhead has brought forth his suit and has claimed to be the baby's father in the suit. (this is what has given "rise" (arise) to the presumption of Stern being the father)

[Arizona Carolyn]

I heard the same thing, Howlin. Made my blood run as cold at the interview Greta just had with Barth.